Product Description

Since they were introduced in the 1980s, Motion control cards have come a long way and are widely used in different applications. The approval of Ethernet on the factory floor and the arrival of the stand-alone form factor have further increased the extended use of motion control cards in industrial applications. Every form factor comes with distinctive benefits for the application it serves. The 105-094001-01 is in the 105 Motion Control Card Series. It is manufactured by Pacific Scientific. The motion control card has striking features with the non-volatile program memory being the most impressive.

The feature is used to download programs to the motion control card and aids to simplify the development. This is because it is possible to independently test and debug the code on the card from the overall system code. In many cases, the use of downloaded programs indicates studying a copyrighted command language to be able to program the card. Many suppliers of 105 Motion Control Card Series have their command tools and language. Contrariwise, only a few support industrial standards like IEC 61131-3 or standard programming languages such as C/C++ for card programming using 3rd party tools.

The 105-094001-01 also allows Ethernet to be used as the communication interface to the card. This means that the PC motherboard of PC-bus is not needed. 100 Mbps data rates and the ability to download programs to the card have brought into play the new stand-alone form factor. By connecting the stand-alone card over the Ethernet to the host, you can simplify cabling by distributing your motion processing near the motors and amplifiers. This is only achievable if your machine has a modularized or distributed architecture.